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List Of Winnie-the-Pooh Characters
This is a list of characters appearing in the "Winnie-the-Pooh" books and other adaptations, including Disney, Disney's Winnie the Pooh (franchise), adaptations of the series. Characters from the original books Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh Bear or Pooh for short (voiced by Sterling Holloway in 1966–1977, Hal Smith (actor), Hal Smith in 1979–1989 and Jim Cummings in 1988–present), is an anthropomorphic, soft-voiced bear. Despite being naïve and slow-witted, he is a friendly, thoughtful and sometimes insightful character who is always willing to help his friends and try his best. A prime motivation is his love for honey, which quite often leads to trouble. In the books, Pooh is a talented poet, and the stories are frequently punctuated by his poems and "hums". He is humble about his slow-wittedness, but comfortable with his creative gifts. In the Disney adaptations, in which the character's name lacks hyphens, Pooh has a soft voice, wears a red shirt and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh (also known as Edward Bear, Pooh Bear or simply Pooh) is a fictional Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne and English illustrator E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story commissioned by London's ''The Evening News (London newspaper), Evening News'' for Christmas Eve 1925. The character is inspired by a stuffed toy that Milne had bought for his son Christopher Robin Milne, Christopher Robin in Harrods department store, and a bear they had viewed at London Zoo. The first collection of stories about the character is the book ''Winnie-the-Pooh (book), Winnie-the-Pooh'' (1926), and this was followed by ''The House at Pooh Corner'' (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book ''When We Were Very Young'' (1924) and many more in ''Now We Are Six'' (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The stories are set in Hundred Acre Wood, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Edwards
Sam George Edwards (May 26, 1915 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor. His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on ''Little House on the Prairie''.D.S.S. Form 1 Military Draft Registration Card completed on October 16, 1940. Name is listed as "Sam George Edwards", Place of Birth is listed as "Macon (Dibbs), Georgia" and Employer's Name and Address is listed as "National Broadcasting Co", "111 Sutter St, San Francisco, Calif" Biography Early years Born into a show business family, his first role was as a baby in his mother's arms. He appeared on radio in the 1930s in the ''Adventures of Sonny and Buddy'' one of the first radio serials ever syndicated, and later in ''The Edwards Family'', a series based on the life of Sam, brother Jack, who was also an actor, sister Florida, and his parents, Edna Park and Jack Edwards Sr. Sam was also an early cast member of one of the first radio soap operas, '' One Man's Family''. Death On July 28, 2004, Edwards died o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nail (fastener)
In woodworking and construction, a nail is a small object made of metal (or wood, called a tree nail or "trunnel") which is used as a fastener, as a peg to hang something, or sometimes as a decoration. Generally, nails have a sharp point on one end and a flattened head on the other, but headless nails are available. Nails are made in a great variety of forms for specialized purposes. The most common is a ''wire nail''. Other types of nails include ''pins'', ''Thumbtack, tacks'', ''wikt:brad, brads'', ''spikes'', and ''cleat (shoe), cleats.'' Nails are typically driven into the workpiece by a hammer or nail gun. A nail holds materials together by friction in the axial direction and Shear stress, shear strength laterally. The point of the nail is also sometimes bent over or ''clinched'' after driving to prevent pulling out. History The history of the nail is divided roughly into three distinct periods: * Hand-wrought (forged) nail (pre-history until 19th century) * Cut nail (ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donkey
The donkey or ass is a domesticated equine. It derives from the African wild ass, ''Equus africanus'', and may be classified either as a subspecies thereof, ''Equus africanus asinus'', or as a separate species, ''Equus asinus''. It was domesticated in Africa some years ago, and has been used mainly as a working animal since that time. There are more than 40 million donkeys in the world, mostly in underdeveloped countries, where they are used principally as Working animal, draught or pack animal, pack animals. While working donkeys are often associated with those living at or below subsistence, small numbers of donkeys or asses are kept for breeding, as pets, and for livestock protection in developed countries. An adult male donkey is a ''jack'' or ''jackass'', an adult female is a ''jenny'' or ''jennet'', and an immature donkey of either sex is a ''foal''. Jacks are often mated with horse, female horses (mares) to produce ''mule, mules''; the less common hybrid of a stalli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Meskimen
James Ross ”Jim” Meskimen (born September 10, 1959) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He has appeared in films for director Ron Howard, as well as films by Paul Thomas Anderson and Garry Marshall. He has also been the voice of several JibJab videos. Early life He attended Taft High in Woodland Hills, CA, where he met his wife, Tamra Shockley. He was the cartoonist for the school newspaper, and also acted in plays. After high school, he attended the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) and began his college education. Before that first year was over, he returned home for a time and received training in animation at Hanna-Barbera studios in Hollywood, under the apprenticeship of Harry Love. Shortly after, he began working for producer Doug Wildey, who had created the original '' Jonny Quest'' series. Jim was assistant storyboard artist to veteran comic book artist Don Rico on the animated series, '' Jana of the Jungle.'' After a sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Garrett
Brad H. Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960), known professionally as Brad Garrett, is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Garrett was initially successful as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. Taking advantage of that success in the late 1980s, Garrett began appearing in television and film, in minor and guest roles. His first major role was List of Everybody Loves Raymond characters#Robert Barone, Robert Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond''. The series debuted September 13, 1996, and ran for nine seasons. In 2002, he gave an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Emmy-nominated and critically lauded performance as Jackie Gleason in the television film ''Gleason (2002 film), Gleason''. Garrett also played the leading role of Eddie Stark on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox sitcom '''Til Death'' from 2006 to 2010. From 2006 to 2014, he played the Easter Island Head in the ''Night at the Museum (franchise), Night at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Luckey
William Everett "Bud" Luckey (July 28, 1934 – February 24, 2018) was an American artist, cartoonist, illustrator, musician, singer and voice actor. He worked at the animation studio Pixar, where he worked as a character designer on a number of films, including ''Toy Story'', ''Toy Story 2'', ''A Bug's Life'', '' Monsters, Inc.'', ''Finding Nemo'', '' Cars'' and '' Ratatouille''. Luckey was also the voice of Rick Dicker in ''The Incredibles'', Chuckles the Clown in ''Toy Story 3'' and as Eeyore in '' Winnie the Pooh'' (2011). In 2004, Luckey directed and wrote the Pixar short film '' Boundin''', for which he also composed music and performed as the solo singer and narrator. It won the Annie Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Luckey continued to work as a performer of character voices in both Disney and Pixar films until his retirement in 2014. Early life William Everett Luckey was born in Billings, Montana on July 28, 1934. During th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cullen
Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s ''The Transformers (TV series), Transformers'' animated series, later returning to the role in ''Transformers'' media in 2007, starting with the first Transformers (film), live-action film. He has also voiced many other characters across a wide variety of popular media, including Eeyore in the ''Winnie the Pooh (franchise), Winnie the Pooh'' franchise, Monterey Jack in ''Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series), Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers'', the first voice of KARR (Knight Rider), KARR in ''Knight Rider (1982 TV series), Knight Rider'' and the vocalizations of the title character in Predator (film), ''Predator''. He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2023 as part of the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards. Early life Cullen was born on July 28, 1941, in Montreal, Quebec, to American parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Gans
Ronald Kenneth Gans (August 9, 1931 – June 29, 2010), sometimes credited as Ron Kennedy, was an American character actor and voice-over artist, known for portraying Q.T. the Orangutan on The Disney Channel's '' Dumbo's Circus'', the voice of Armus in '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the voice of Eeyore on ''Welcome to Pooh Corner'', and the voice of the Spider in ''The Mother Goose Video Treasury''. Career Gans also voiced the Stunticon Drag Strip in '' The Transformers''. His work as a character actor, billed as "Ron Kennedy," includes the ''Perry Mason'' episode "The Case of the Traveling Treasure," first aired on CBS on November 4, 1961, and the '' Straightaway'' episode "Pledge a Nightmare," first aired on ABC on December 1, 1961. Personal life Gans was married to Theresa Gans, together they had two children. Death Gans died in Los Angeles at the age of 78, due to complications from pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Feinberg
Ronald Aaron Feinberg (October 10, 1932 – January 29, 2005) was an American character and voice actor who appeared in films and on television. Career At 6' 8” the towering Feinberg played the character Fellini, opposite Don Johnson, in the post-apocalyptic film '' A Boy and His Dog''. He appeared on television in '' Barney Miller'', '' Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'', and '' Mission: Impossible'', among other shows. He also voiced King Caliphim, the Lord of the Dead, and Gruff in '' King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow''. He voiced the character Raiden in '' Mortal Kombat: The Legend Begins''. He appeared as the mentally disabled Benny Apa in the 1968 "Pray Love Remember, Pray Love Remember" episode of '' Hawaii Five-O''; the character was under investigation for the murder of a college student. He also appeared in two other episodes: "Little Girl Blue" and "No Bottles, No Cans, No People". In the 1980s, he taught acting classes at the University of Miami, in Coral Gable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (; February 6, 1914May 22, 2005) was an American actor and bass singer. He was well known as one of the booming voices behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song " You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special Dr. Seuss' ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas!'' Ravenscroft did voice-over work and singing for Disney in various films and Disneyland attractions (which were later featured at Walt Disney World), the best known including The Haunted Mansion, Country Bear Jamboree, Mark Twain Riverboat, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disneyland Railroad, and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. His voice-acting career began in 1939 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91. Early life and career Ravenscroft left his native Norfolk, Nebraska, in 1933 for California, where he studied at Otis Art Institute. In 1939, he joined a singing gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Wright
Ralph Waldo Wright (May 17, 1908 – December 31, 1983) was a Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who provided the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular ''Winnie the Pooh'' franchise. Biography Wright came to the studio in the 1940s, and became well known throughout the ensuing decades for his endearingly gloomy and sullen personality traits as well as his bass voice. Shortly after World War II, Wright came to England to serve as an animation supervisor for ''Animaland'' in David Hand's Gaumont-British Animation studio in Cookham. He returned to the United States shortly after the studio's closure in 1950. In his later years, he turned out to be a natural model for Eeyore when the studio began development on ''Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree''. Wright, along with his fellow Disney contemporaries, was a pioneer in the use of "gags" within cartoons, often acted out in front of the "story board," a bulletin board pinned with sequential sketches of the cartoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
